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89
Citations
28057
World Ranking
2565
National Ranking
1342

Max Costa publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Max Costa sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 308 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Max Costa D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Max Costa sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 89 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Max Costa is affiliated with New York University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Environmental Science, and Medicine. Within these areas, they have a significant focus on Molecular Biology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Cancer Research, Nutrition and Dietetics, and Oncology.

The scientist's work is associated with several key topics including Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity, Trace Elements in Health, RNA modifications and cancer, Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research, Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways, Heavy metals in environment, and Chromium effects and bioremediation.

Max Costa has published extensively, with notable recent papers including:

  • Arsenic: A Global Environmental Challenge (2021) in The Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology
  • Metals and molecular carcinogenesis (2020) in Carcinogenesis
  • XIAP's Profile in Human Cancer (2020) in Biomolecules
  • Isorhapontigenin (ISO) inhibits EMT through FOXO3A/METTL14/VIMENTIN pathway in bladder cancer cells (2021) in Cancer Letters
  • Arsenic Methyltransferase and Methylation of Inorganic Arsenic (2020) in Biomolecules

Their frequent co-authors include Huailu Tu, Thomas Kluz, Zhuo Zhang, Shan Liu, and Hong Sun, indicating collaboration across multiple studies and projects.

Max Costa's research has been published in various scientific venues, with repeated contributions to:

  • Biomolecules
  • Cancer Letters
  • Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • The Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology

Best Publications

  • Hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1).

    Qingdong Ke;Max Costa

  • Toxicity and Carcinogenicity of Cr(VI) in Animal Models and Humans

    Max Costa

  • Mechanisms of Chromium Carcinogenicity and Toxicity

    Mitchell D. Cohen;Biserka Kargacin;Catherine B. Klein;Max Costa

  • Carcinogenic nickel silences gene expression by chromatin condensation and DNA methylation: a new model for epigenetic carcinogens.

    Y W Lee;C B Klein;B Kargacin;K Salnikow

  • Epigenetics in metal carcinogenesis: Nickel, Arsenic, Chromium and Cadmium

    Adriana Arita;Max Costa

  • Toxicity and carcinogenicity of nickel compounds

    TP Coogan;DM Latta;ET Snow;M Costa

  • Oral Chromium Exposure and Toxicity

    Hong Sun;Jason Brocato;Max Costa

  • Carcinogenicity Assessment of Selected Nickel Compounds

    Adriana R. Oller;Max Costa;Günter Oberdörster

  • Mechanisms of Chromium-Induced Toxicity.

    Thomas L DesMarais;Max Costa

  • A simple, sensitive assay to detect DNA-protein crosslinks in intact cells and in vivo.

    Anatoly Zhitkovich;Max costa

  • Cap43, a novel gene specifically induced by Ni2+ compounds.

    Daoji Zhou;Konstantin Salnikow;Max Costa

  • Molecular mechanisms of nickel carcinogenesis.

    Max Costa

  • Molecular mechanisms of arsenic carcinogenesis.

    Chuanshu Huang;Qingdong Ke;Max Costa;Xianglin Shi

  • Oxidative stress alters global histone modification and DNA methylation

    Yingmei Niu;Thomas L. DesMarais;Zhaohui Tong;Yixin Yao

  • Epigenetics and the Environment

    Jessica E. Sutherland;Jessica E. Sutherland;Max Costa

  • Carcinogenic metals and the epigenome: understanding the effect of nickel, arsenic, and chromium

    Yana Chervona;Adriana Arita;Max Costa

  • The potential protective effects of taurine on coronary heart disease.

    Oktawia P. Wójcik;Karen L. Koenig;Anne Zeleniuch-Jacquotte;Max Costa

  • DMT1: Which metals does it transport?

    Michael D Garrick;Steven T Singleton;Farida Vargas;H-C Kuo

  • Metals and Mechanisms of Carcinogenesis

    Qiao Yi Chen;Thomas DesMarais;Max Costa

  • NDRG1, a growth and cancer related gene : regulation of gene expression and function in normal and disease states

    Thomas P Ellen;Qingdong Ke;Ping Zhang;Max Costa

Frequent Co-Authors

Chuanshu Huang
Chuanshu Huang New York University
Jingxia Li
Jingxia Li New York University
Paolo Toniolo
Paolo Toniolo New York University
Xianglin Shi
Xianglin Shi University of Kentucky
Vincent Castranova
Vincent Castranova West Virginia University
Maria P. Abbracchio
Maria P. Abbracchio University of Milan
Yu Chen
Yu Chen New York University
Henryk Kozlowski
Henryk Kozlowski University of Wrocław
Anne Zeleniuch-Jacquotte
Anne Zeleniuch-Jacquotte New York University
Emanuela Taioli
Emanuela Taioli Mount Sinai Health System

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